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       pH
       By: Jax1108 Date: September 7, 2020, 1:29 pm
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       Hi Everyone!
       So we have had our new fish for 3 days now! We cycled our
       planted tank, 20gal, for a week before adding 1 betta, 7 albino
       gold tetras, 2 kohli loaches, and 2 ottos (oh and one tiny snail
       got transferred over with the plants! Bonus!) I did have a pet
       store test the water to make sure it was cycled before adding
       the fish, the told me "everything looks good but your pH is a
       bit high." Then another gentlemen employee who was standing by
       interrupted and said you don't really need to worry about the
       pH, just the Nitrate, Nitrite and Ammonia. I just tested the
       water again and Ammonia was 0, Nitrite was also 0 but pH was 8.0
       or higher. Our tap has a filter system (Rain Soft) so I am so
       that makes our water alkaline.
       Do I need to do anything about this?
       Also, did the first water change today at about 20-25%. Is it
       not a good idea to test same day as a water change? When's the
       best time to do that?
       Sorry, so many questions - I just want to do this right!!
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